Meat and Poultry Products Industrial Point Source Category/Clean Water Act: Center for Biological Diversity U.S. Court of Appeals Petition for Review
December 19, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) and a number of other organizations filed a December 18th Petition for Review (“Petition”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) determination that: . . . revision of the effluent limitation guidelines, revision of…
Conservation Collaboration: U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces $35 Million Available for Grants
December 19, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”) issued a December 13th news release announcing the availability of $35 million in conservation collaboration grants. Such grants are described as enhancing NRCS’s outreach to United States’ farmers and…
Harmful Algal Blooms: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Announces Management Plan
December 19, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) published a document titled: Harmful Algal Bloom Management Plan (“Plan”) The Plan was developed by the Arkansas Harmful Algal Bloom Workgroup (“Workgroup”). Harmful algal blooms (“HABs”) are overgrowths…
Motor Fuel Supply Agreement: Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Distributor's Request for Injunctive Relief Related to Alleged Retailer Breach
December 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
The Appellate Court of Illinois (Third District) (“Court”) addressed in an October 29th Opinion issues related to an alleged breach by a retailer of a Motor Fuel Sale Petroleum Supply Agreement (“Agreement”). See Gas Depot Oil Company v. Gamboa Enterprises, Inc., et al., 2019 IL App (3d) 180668-U…
Trafalgar/Stump Dump Site: Fredericks Construction Company, Inc. Motion to Dismiss Bella Vista Property Owners Association Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Request for Hearing
December 18, 2019
by Walter G. Wright, Jr.
Fredericks Construction Company, Inc. (“Fredericks Construction”) and Thomas Fredericks (“Fredericks”) filed a Motion to Dismiss and Incorporated Brief in Support (“Motion”)before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission (“Commission”) addressing the Bella Vista Property Owners…